Missouri's 2nd congressional district

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Missouri's 2nd congressional district
Missouri's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Ann Wagner (R–Ballwin)
Cook PVI	R+7^[1]

Missouri's second congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state, primarily consisting of the suburbs south and west of St. Louis.

Its current representative is Republican Ann Wagner.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1847
John Jameson	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
William Van Ness Bay	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Gilchrist Porter	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Alfred W. Lamb	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Gilchrist Porter	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Thomas L. Anderson	Know Nothing	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Thomas L. Anderson	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
James S. Rollins	Constitutional Union	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863		Redistricted to the 9th district
Henry T. Blow	Unconditional Unionist	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Henry T. Blow	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
Carman A. Newcomb	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Erastus Wells	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877		Redistricted from the 1st district
Nathan Cole	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Erastus Wells	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Thomas Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – April 8, 1882		Died
Vacant		April 8, 1882 – December 15, 1882
James H. McLean	Republican	December 15, 1882 – March 3, 1883
Armstead M. Alexander	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
John B. Hale	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Charles H. Mansur	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
Uriel S. Hall	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
Robert N. Bodine	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
William W. Rucker	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1923
Ralph F. Lozier	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933		Redistricted to the At-large district
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
William L. Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943
Max Schwabe	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Morgan M. Moulder	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953		Redistricted to the 11th district
Thomas B. Curtis	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969		Redistricted from the 12th district
James W. Symington	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1977
Robert A. Young	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1987
Jack Buechner	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991
Joan Kelly Horn	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Jim Talent	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	Chesterfield	Retired; later elected to United States Senate
Todd Akin	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	Wildwood	Retired to run unsuccessfully for United States Senate
Ann Wagner	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	Ballwin

Election results

1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012

1998

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1998^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James M. Talent (Incumbent)	142,313	70.0%
	Democratic	John Ross	57,565	28.3%
	Libertarian	Brian K. Lundy	3,331	1.6%
	Independent	William Warner	50	.0%
Total votes			203,259	100%
Majority			81,367	40.0%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

2000

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2000^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Akin	164,926	55.3%
	Democratic	Ted House	126,441	42.4%
	Green	Mike Odell	2,907	1.0%
	Libertarian	James Higgins	2,524	0.8%
	Reform	Richard J. Gimpelson	1,265	0.4%
Total votes			298,062	100%
Majority			31,790	10.7%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

2002

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2002^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Akin (Incumbent)	167,057	67.1%	+ 11.8
	Democratic	John Hogan	77,223	31.0%	- 11.4
	Libertarian	Daria R. Maloney	4,548	1.8%	+ 1.0
Total votes			248,828	100%
Majority			85,286	34.3%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

2004

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2004^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Akin (Incumbent)	228,725	65.4%	- 1.7
	Democratic	George D. Weber	115,366	33.0%	+ 2.0
	Libertarian	Daria R. Maloney	4,822	1.4%	- 0.4
	Constitution	David Leefe	954	0.3%
Total votes			349,867	100%
Majority			107,583	30.7%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

2006

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Akin (Incumbent)	176,452	61.3%	- 4.1
	Democratic	George D. Weber	105,242	36.6%	+ 3.6
	Libertarian	Tamara A. Millay	5,923	2.1%	+ 0.7
Total votes			287,617	100%
Majority			65,287	22.7%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

2008

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Akin (Incumbent)	232,276	62.3%	+ 1.0
	Democratic	William C. (Bill) Haas	132,068	35.4%	- 1.2
	Libertarian	Thomas L. Knapp	8,628	2.3%	+ 0.2
Total votes			372,972	100%
Majority			91,580	24.6%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

2010

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2010^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Akin (Incumbent)	180,481	67.9%	+ 5.6
	Democratic	Arthur Lieber	77,467	29.2%	- 6.2
	Libertarian	Steve Mosbacher	7,677	2.9%	+ 0.6
	Independent	Patrick M. Cannon	7	0.0%	n/a
Total votes			265,632	100%
Majority			95,330	35.9%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

2012

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2012^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ann Wagner	236,971	60.1%	- 7.6
	Democratic	Glenn Koenen	146,272	37.1%	+ 7.9
	Libertarian	Bill Slantz	9,193	2.3%	- 0.6
	Constitution	Anatol Zorikova	2,012	0.5%	+ 0.5
Total votes			394,448	100%
Majority			90,699	23.0%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
↑ 1998 Election Resultsī
↑ 2000 Election Results
↑ 2002 Election Resultsī
↑ 2004 Election Results
↑ 2006 Election Results
↑ 2008 Election Results
↑ 2010 Election Results
↑ 2012 Election Results

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/

Missouri's congressional districts

All districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The At-large and 9th-16th districts are obsolete See also Missouri's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in Missouri: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

Coordinates: 38°36′11″N 90°31′56″W / 38.60306°N 90.53222°W / 38.60306; -90.53222

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